The Department of Physics is actively involved in the research in the emerging areas of science and technology. Since its inception the department of physics has provided both basic and engineering-oriented physics theory and practical courses for the B. Tech 1st year students. Presently, M.Sc. and Ph.D. programme are also going on in the department. Broad areas of expertise available in the department are Solid State Gas Sensors, Carrier Transport in Thin Films, Ferroelectrics and related materials, Multiferroics, Solar Energy Materials, Liquid Crystals, Semiconductor Nanostructure and Devices, Polymer Nanocomposites, Solar Photocatalysis, Solar Energy Materials, Energy storage devices and materials, Nanoionics based resistive switching devices, Theoretical Physics, Theoretical Nuclear and Particle Physics etc..

Vision of the Department of Physics

Our vision is to be a model of excellence in multidisciplinary branches of science and research by producing world class graduates prepared for lifelong engagements in the rapidly changing field of science and related field.

Mission of the Department of Physics

Our mission is to impart quality education to students and provide a comprehensive understanding of Physics, built upon basic fundamental of science and technology and to provide quality manpower to meet the future challenges.

Programme Educational Objectives (PEOs) of the Department of Physics

The Programme Educational Objectives of the B.Tech. in Physics programme of National Institute of Technology Silchar are:

To identify, formulate, create, analyze, design, develop and optimize various problems related to various fields of physics through basic knowledge.

To the industry by applying the skills and knowledge acquired during the course period.

To be prepared for the successful pursuit of graduate studies and shall have abilities to engage in lifelong learning in various field and will understand the challenges of a dynamically and globalised changing world adapting their skills through continuous learning and self improvement.

To demonstrate the ability of gauging the impact of computing on society, and possess knowledge of the ethical, social and professional implications/responsibilities of their work.

To to inculcate a sense of ethics, professionalism and effective communication skills amongst graduates.

Programme Outcomes (POs) of the Department of Physics

Program Outcomes (POs) of the Engineering Physics course in B. Tech are as follows:

Engineering Physics course in B. Tech. at National Institute of Technology Silchar has been design to generate the following skills and abilities amongst the students as stated under (i) through (vi) below in conformity with PEOs. After the completion of the course students will be able to:

apply the concepts of fundamental Physics in their respective fields

design and conduct experiments in the relevant areas of physics and as well as to analyze and interpret the results

Ph.D at Tezpur University in association with Montpellier University-2, France (2013);
M.Phil at Bharathiar University (2008);
M.Sc at Bharathiar University (2005);
B.Sc at Calicut University (2003);
B.Ed at Mysore University (2006).

Dr. Ranjith G. Nair is an Assistant Professor in Physics at National Institute of Technology Silchar. He teaches in M.Sc Applied Physics program and Engineering Physics for B.Tech Students. His thrust areas of research are Solar Photocatalysis, Solar Photovoltaics, Ion Beam Irradiation and Energy materials. Two research scholars and two M.Sc students are working under him and he has 01 sponsored project in association with Inter University Acceleration Centre, New Delhi and 01 solar roof top installation project sponsored by Ministry of New and Renewable Energy. A Solar E-Rickshaw with hybrid power generation has been developed by him along with few B.Tech students and the technology has been submitted for patent. He has completed his Ph.D from Tezpur University in collaboration with Montpellier University-2, France. During his entire research tenure he has published 14 international journal publications with an average impact factor 3. Moreover he conducted a one week Short-term training program on Renewables in Science and Engineering. He has also participated and presented his research in many workshops, seminars, STTPs etc. in India and abroad. He is also the recipients of many awards/fellowships like ITS-SERB, Indo-French Sandwich Fellowship, CSIR-SRF, MNRE-NREF-SRF, Best Poster Award of ISCA etc.

Awards/Achievements :

Reviewer, DST-SERB Sponsored Projects (2015);
DST sponsored International Travel Support (ITS) for Young Scientists (2015) ;
Sandwich PhD Fellowship sponsored by French Embassy in India (2011);
Senior Research Fellow (SRF) of Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (2012) ;
Senior Research Fellow (SRF) of National Renewable Energy Fellowship (2011);
Senior Research Fellow (SRF) of the DST Research Project (2009 to 2011);
Best Poster Award in 97th Indian Science Congress held at Trivandrum (2010);
First Prize in National level Paper Presentation (2007).

1. Working in Exam Cell under Asso. Dean Acad. (Exams) since December 2014.
2. Core committee member for Peer Review of NITS during 21-24 February 2016.
3. Departmental coordinator for NBA Cell in NITS.

Awards/Achievements :

1. Session Highlights of Europhysics News, Vol. 42, issue 5, September - October 2011.
2. Highlighted paper on the European Physical Journal portal, August 2011.
3. Qualified NET (CSIR) in Physical Sciences in December 2007 , JRF from July 2008 - June 2010 and SRF from July 2010 - June 2013.
4. Qualified GATE in Physics securing AIR 80 with %tile 98.63 in 2008.
5. Qualified JEST in Physics securing AIR 52 with %tile 98.85 in 2008.
6. Merit-cum-Mean scholarship at IIT Kharagpur for the session 2006 - 2008.
7. Qualified JAM in 2006 with AIR 85.

Along with these the M. Sc. Students pursue their final semester project under the supervision of the departmental faculties. If needed, they can work in collaboration with different research institutes and universities also. For such a case, a research fund of up to Rs. 1 lakh can be sanctioned to master degree students for research project under Research Promotion Scheme (RPC).

Courses

The department offers two year Master of Science in Applied physics and Ph.D. programme in different fields of physics. Apart from these the department is offering engineering physics course to B. Tech 1st year students of the institute.

Research

The faculty members of the department are engaged in research in the different areas of physics – both theoretical as well as experimental. The research work is funded partly by the institutional grant and mostly by the different funding agencies like AICTE, NRB etc..